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裁剪

cái jiǎn

2-character word

What 裁剪 means

1. to cut out

The characters in 裁剪

• 裁cáito cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim
• 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…

Example sentences

• 二、在卡纸上画一个回力镖，然后把回力镖裁剪出来。
  èr, zài kǎzhǐ shàng huà yī gè huí lì biāo, ránhòu bǎ huí lì biāo cáijiǎn chūlái.
  2. Draw a boomerang shape on the card with a pen. Cut out the boomerang you've drawn.

Sounds the same

Read cái jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 裁减to reduce; to lessen; to cut down